Ed,
Did you study with Maurice André?
If you did, I wonder if he used the Franquin book in lessons?
Maurice first teacher (after his father) was Leon Barthélémy. With Barthélémy, Maurice had to buy method books like Arban and as he says:
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"the great method which I practiced with M. Barthélémy, that of Merri Franquin. Yes, the method .. the question of soft and loud attacks, all kinds of tonguing. He stuffed me full of these tonguing exercises, pianissimo without forcing the high register or the low. You know, looking back I look on Franquin's method as one of the best."
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Ole